US20090282834A1 - Combined Vortex reducer - Google Patents
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- This invention relates to a vortex reducer for the guidance of bleed airflows. Furthermore, this invention relates a method for the guidance of bleed airflows by the vortex reducer.
- bleed airflows are branched off from the airflow in the compressor to carry out the cooling of—or sealing between—certain components.
- the bleed airflows are branched off between two adjacent rotor disks of the compressor, e.g. in the sixth stage of the high-pressure compressor, for example via hole passages provided in one of the rotor disks of the compressor, and passed through an inter-disk chamber between the two rotor disks in the direction of the shaft.
- the bleed airflows form a free bleed air vortex which produces high pressure losses.
- vortex reducers are used.
- the bleed airflows upon having passed the inter-disk chamber, are guided downstream along the shaft into the area of the turbine to seal there, for example, the interspaces between the rotor disks of the turbine. Subsequently, the bleed air is discharged into the gas flow.
- Vortex reducers are used in practice. In their simplest form, these vortex reducers are straight, radially inwardly directed tubular systems in which the air is positively guided.
- a vortex reducer is advantageous in that the air is not increased in circumferential speed as it passes through the inter-disk chamber towards the shaft center and, therefore, does not form a free vortex. Consequently, the pressure loss resulting therefrom is less than it would be with a non-vortex reduced system.
- a vortex reducer which includes an annular brace provided on one of the adjacent rotor disks of the compressor, a separate supporting ring and a plurality of bleed air tubes.
- the supporting ring is attached in the radially outer area to the adjacent rotor disks of the compressor.
- the bleed air tubes are arranged in openings on the circumference of the supporting ring and radially inwardly directed towards the shaft. The openings in the supporting ring adjoin hole passages in the annular brace.
- these vortex reducers require, however, high material input and, consequently, feature a high weight. Moreover, as a result of the high temperature and the friction of the bleed airflows, these vortex reducers are prone to wear at the bleed air tubes.
- a broad aspect of the present invention is to provide a vortex reducer which requires small material input and, therefore, has low weight while producing directed bleed airflows with low pressure losses.
- a vortex reducer for the guidance of bleed airflows is provided, which is arranged in an inter-disk chamber between two rotor disks of the compressor of a gas turbine having at least one shaft and including at least one ring with circumferentially disposed hole passages in which bleed air tubes are arranged.
- the hole passages include first hole passages and second hole passages, with bleed air tubes being provided only in the first hole passages, with the bleed air tubes being evenly distributed on the circumference of the ring, and with the second hole passages being devoid of bleed air tubes.
- this vortex reducer is provided with a combination of first hole passages with bleed air tubes and second hole passages without bleed air tubes.
- the combined vortex reducer requires less material and, therefore, has less weight than the tube-type vortex reducers according to the state of the art. Also, the formation of a free vortex in the inter-disk chamber is avoided, thereby ensuring vortex reduction.
- the vortex reducer is less susceptible to wear than the vortex reducer according to EP 1 457 640 B1 or EP 1 564 373 B1 as it has a lower number of bleed air tubes. Moreover, the centrifugal forces acting upon the ring are lower than with these two types according to the state of the art.
- the first hole passages with bleed air tubes include one third and the second hole passages two thirds of the total number of hole passages. This selection provides for both considerable weight reduction and adequate vortex reduction. Likewise, another ratio between first and second hole passages may be selected.
- the bleed air tubes are rectilinearly arranged in the radial direction.
- a flow of bleed air through the vortex reducer is obtained which has particularly low loss.
- the bleed air tubes can be curved against the direction of rotation of the compressor. This brings about that the partial airflows circumferentially enter the shaft channel at an angle of, for example, 45° to the radius and are not slowed down by radially approaching the shaft.
- the curvature against the direction of rotation of the compressor precludes vortex formation in the interspaces of the vortex reducer and in the shaft channel.
- the bleed air tubes are provided with fins protruding into the interspaces between the rotor disks. These fins enable the bleed airflows between the bleed air tubes to be further straightened.
- the bleed air tubes are provided with oval cross-section.
- the oval cross-section allows the bleed air tubes to axially better fill up the inter-disk chamber. It is thus avoided that part of the bleed air radially passes the bleed air tubes in a rotating movement.
- radial blades which axially project into the interspaces between the bleed air tubes can be provided on at least one of the two rotor disks. Also these blades, which can be used alternatively or in addition to the above fins, provide for additional guidance of the bleed airflows.
- At least one deflector can be provided on the radially inner ends of the bleed air tubes and/or the shaft of the gas turbine.
- the deflector enables vortex formation when the bleed airflows leave the vortex reducer to be reduced in the area of the shaft and, thus, the pressure loss to be further lowered.
- solution is provided by a method for the guidance of bleed airflows by means of the vortex reducer in which the bleed airflows passing through the hole passages into the bleed air tubes are guided towards the shaft.
- the bleed airflows transit into first partial airflows and second partial airflows, with only the first partial airflows passing through the first hole passages into the bleed air tubes, and with the second partial airflows passing through the second hole passages into the interspaces between the bleed air tubes, thereby being guided towards the shaft.
- bleed air tubes and free hole passages provide for the bleed airflows to be routed towards the shaft. Firstly, the air is vortex-reduced in the bleed air tubes and, secondly, the air flowing through the free hole passages is also vortex-reduced by the outer side of the bleed air tubes. Accordingly, the bleed air tubes preclude the formation of a free vortex in the inter-disk chamber.
- the second partial airflows in the interspaces between the bleed air tubes are additionally guided by the fins on the bleed air tubes and/or the blades.
- the bleed air tubes can lead the first partial airflows and the second partial airflows in the radial direction from the outer to the inner side.
- a flow through the vortex reducer is obtained which is characterized by particularly low losses.
- the bleed air tubes can lead the first partial airflows and the second partial airflows against the direction of rotation of the compressor and, also, towards the shaft.
- the deflector can deflect the first and second partial airflows issuing from the vortex reducer in the area of the shaft and produce an axial total airflow from the first and second partial airflows. Accordingly, the flow is further vortex-reduced, enabling the turbulences at the transition from the vortex reducer to the shaft channel to be further lowered.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a vortex reducer in accordance with the present invention
- FIG. 2 is a radial sectional view through a bleed air channel of the vortex reducer
- FIG. 3 is a radial sectional view through a free hole passage of the vortex reducer
- FIG. 4 is a top view of a segment of the vortex reducer.
- FIGS. 1 and 2 show a vortex reducer 10 in accordance with the present invention.
- the vortex reducer 10 includes a supporting ring 11 with first hole passages 13 , second hole passages 14 and bleed air tubes 15 .
- the ring provided as supporting ring 11 has a radially outwardly angled flange 11 a.
- the first and second hole passages 13 and 14 are arranged on the circumference of the supporting ring 11 .
- a straight bleed air tube 15 is arranged to extend the passage inward in the inter-disk chamber 3 (see FIG. 3 ).
- the second hole passages are devoid of bleed air tubes 15 .
- One first hole passage 13 with a bleed air tube 15 circumferentially alternates with two hole passages 14 without bleed air tubes 15 each. Because of this combination of first hole passages 13 with bleed air tubes 15 and second hole passages 14 without bleed air tubes 15 , the vortex reducer 10 is also referred to as a combined vortex reducer.
- the bleed air tubes 15 each have a radially outer end 15 a by which the bleed air tube 15 is fixed to the supporting ring 11 . Also, the bleed air tubes 15 each have a radially inner end 15 b which radially protrudes into the interior of the supporting ring 11 .
- One interspace 16 each exists between two adjacent bleed air tubes 15 .
- FIG. 2 shows, besides the segment of the vortex reducer 10 , a first partial airflow 22 and a second partial airflow 23 representing the first and second partial airflows passing through the vortex reducer 10 .
- the first partial airflows are produced by the entry of the bleed airflows, not being shown in FIG. 2 , into the first hole passages 13 .
- the second partial airflows are produced by the entry of the bleed airflows into the second hole passages 14 .
- a bleed airflow 21 is exemplified in FIGS. 3 and 4 each.
- the first partial airflow 22 passes radially from the outer to the inner side through the first hole passage 13 and the bleed air tube 15 towards the shaft.
- the second partial airflow 23 passes radially from the outer to the inner side through the second hole passage 14 and the interspace 16 between two bleed air tubes 15 towards the shaft.
- Arrowhead 25 indicates the direction of rotation of the compressor not illustrated here and, thus, of the vortex reducer 10 .
- the vortex reducer 10 is each shown in the installation position, together with a first rotor disk 1 , a second rotor disk 2 and a threaded connection 12 .
- the first rotor disk 1 is arranged concentrically to the centerline 5 and features a radially outer area 1 a in which the threaded connection 12 is arranged.
- the second rotor disk 2 is again arranged concentrically to the centerline 5 and has a brace 4 which is annular and, while being slightly inwardly angled in the radial direction, projects from the radially outer area 2 a of the second rotor disk 2 towards the first rotor disk 1 .
- the brace 4 is provided with a radially inwardly directed flange 4 a.
- the brace 4 is provided with openings 4 b which are evenly distributed on its circumference.
- the flange 4 a of the brace 4 is attached to the radially outer area 1 a of the first rotor disk 1 by the threaded connection 12 .
- the first rotor disk 1 and the second rotor disk 2 are arranged parallel to each other in the compressor and appertain to the high-pressure compressor. Situated between the first rotor disk 1 and the second rotor disk 2 is an inter-disk chamber 3 with a radially outer part 3 a and a radially inner part 3 b.
- the radially outer part 3 a of the inter-disk chamber 3 is situated between the supporting ring 11 of the vortex reducer 10 , the second rotor disk 2 , the brace 4 and the threaded connection 12 .
- the radially inner part 3 b of the inter-disk chamber 3 is confined by the supporting ring 11 , the first rotor disk 1 and the second rotor disk 2 .
- the vortex reducer 10 is arranged concentrically to the centerline 5 and parallel to the first and second rotor disk 1 and 2 .
- the radially outwardly angled flange 11 a of the supporting ring 11 of the vortex reducer 10 is situated between the radially inwardly angled flange 4 a of the brace 4 of the second rotor disk 2 and the outer area 1 a of the first rotor disk 1 and is thus also connected to the first rotor disk 1 by the threaded connection 12 .
- the vortex reducer 10 is set up such in the inter-disk chamber 3 that the first and second hole passages 13 and 14 in the radial direction essentially point towards the openings 4 b in the brace 4 of the second rotor disk 2 .
- the bleed air tubes 15 can also be fitted directly into openings 4 b of the brace 4 .
- a separate supporting ring 11 is not required.
- bleed air tubes 15 circumferentially curved opposite to the direction of rotation 25 of the compressor can be provided which lead the partial airflows 22 and 23 opposite to the direction of rotation 25 of the compressor.
- FIG. 3 the course of the bleed air through a first hole passage 13 and a bleed air tube 15 of the vortex reducer 10 is shown, representing further bleed airflows (not illustrated) which, as first partial airflows, pass through the first hole passages 13 and bleed air tubes 15 of the vortex reducer 10 .
- the exemplified bleed airflow 21 is initially branched off from the compressor airflow 20 and led through the openings 4 b of the brace 4 into the radially outer part 3 a of the inter-disk chamber 3 . From there, a partial airflow 22 passes from the radially outer part 3 a of the inter-disk chamber 3 through the first hole passages 13 of the vortex reducer 10 from the radially outer end 15 a of the bleed air tube 15 through the bleed air tube 15 up to the radially inner end 15 b of the bleed air tube 15 .
- the partial airflow exits from the vortex reducer 10 and unites with the other, first and second partial airflows into a total airflow 24 which axially passes along a shaft, which extends along the centerline 5 .
- FIG. 4 the course of the bleed air through a second hole passage 14 of the vortex reducer 10 is shown, representing further bleed airflows which, as second partial airflows, pass through the second hole passages 14 of the vortex reducer 10 .
- the exemplified bleed airflow 21 is initially branched off from the compressor airflow 20 and led through the openings 4 b of the brace 4 into the radially outer part 3 a of the inter-disk chamber 3 . From there, a partial airflow 23 passes from the radially outer part 3 a of the inter-disk chamber 3 through the second hole passages 14 and along and between the air bleed tubes 15 , i.e. the partial airflow 23 flows essentially in the radial direction from the outer to the inner side through the radially inner part 3 b of the inter-disk chamber 3 towards the shaft.
- the partial airflow 23 exits from the vortex reducer 10 and unites with the other first and second partial airflows into a total airflow 24 which axially passes along a shaft.
- the partial airflow 22 exemplified in FIGS. 2 and 3 and the other first partial airflows passing through the first hole passages 13 are rectilinearly conducted in the radial direction from the outer to the inner side through the bleed air tubes 15 .
- the partial airflow 22 is cooled down as it passes the bleed air tube 15 .
- bleed air tubes 15 By way of the bleed air tubes 15 , formation of a free vortex in the inter-disk chamber 3 in the direction of rotation 25 of the compressor is avoided and, thus, the pressure loss in the bleed air distinctly reduced. Also, a low input of material is required for the vortex reducer 10 .
- the ratio between the free second hole passages 14 and the first hole passages 13 connected to the bleed air tubes 15 should here be as high as possible, for example 2 to 1.
- the entire vortex reducer should be maximized in diameter to provide guidance of the first and second partial airflows 22 and 23 over a distance, which is as long as possible.
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- This application claims priority to German Patent Application DE102008024146.6 filed May 19, 2008, the entirety of which is incorporated by reference herein.
- This invention relates to a vortex reducer for the guidance of bleed airflows. Furthermore, this invention relates a method for the guidance of bleed airflows by the vortex reducer.
- In a gas turbine, bleed airflows are branched off from the airflow in the compressor to carry out the cooling of—or sealing between—certain components. The bleed airflows are branched off between two adjacent rotor disks of the compressor, e.g. in the sixth stage of the high-pressure compressor, for example via hole passages provided in one of the rotor disks of the compressor, and passed through an inter-disk chamber between the two rotor disks in the direction of the shaft.
- In the inter-disk chamber, the bleed airflows form a free bleed air vortex which produces high pressure losses. In order to reduce the pressure losses, vortex reducers are used.
- The bleed airflows, upon having passed the inter-disk chamber, are guided downstream along the shaft into the area of the turbine to seal there, for example, the interspaces between the rotor disks of the turbine. Subsequently, the bleed air is discharged into the gas flow.
- Radial air bleed at very high rotor speeds and subsequent axial deflection of the flow in the area of the shaft entails considerable pressure loss. In order to minimize the pressure loss, vortex reducers are used in practice. In their simplest form, these vortex reducers are straight, radially inwardly directed tubular systems in which the air is positively guided.
- A vortex reducer is advantageous in that the air is not increased in circumferential speed as it passes through the inter-disk chamber towards the shaft center and, therefore, does not form a free vortex. Consequently, the pressure loss resulting therefrom is less than it would be with a non-vortex reduced system.
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Specification EP 1 457 640 B1, a vortex reducer is known which includes an annular brace provided on one of the adjacent rotor disks of the compressor, a separate supporting ring and a plurality of bleed air tubes. The supporting ring is attached in the radially outer area to the adjacent rotor disks of the compressor. The bleed air tubes are arranged in openings on the circumference of the supporting ring and radially inwardly directed towards the shaft. The openings in the supporting ring adjoin hole passages in the annular brace. - In
Specification EP 1 564 373 B1, a vortex reducer without supporting ring is described in which the bleed air tubes are directly fitted into the hole passages of the annular brace provided on one of the adjacent rotor disks of the compressor. - In Specification U.S. Pat. No. 7,159,402 B2, a vortex reducer with bleed air tubes is disclosed in which the bleed airflows are deflected when leaving the bleed air tubes, with the radial bleed air flows becoming one axial total airflow.
- Due to the plurality of bleed air tubes, these vortex reducers require, however, high material input and, consequently, feature a high weight. Moreover, as a result of the high temperature and the friction of the bleed airflows, these vortex reducers are prone to wear at the bleed air tubes.
- Specification U.S. Pat. No. 4,919,590 describes a vortex reducer composed of blades radially provided on one of the rotor disks forming the inter-disk chamber. Between the blades, ducts of the circular-segment type are thus provided by which the bleed airflows are guided into the inter-disk chamber.
- With this vortex reducer, however, the bleed airflows are only partly guided, i.e. strong vortexes still exist in the inter-disk chamber. Therefore, the pressure loss is not reduced to an adequate extent.
- A broad aspect of the present invention is to provide a vortex reducer which requires small material input and, therefore, has low weight while producing directed bleed airflows with low pressure losses.
- In accordance with the present invention, a vortex reducer for the guidance of bleed airflows is provided, which is arranged in an inter-disk chamber between two rotor disks of the compressor of a gas turbine having at least one shaft and including at least one ring with circumferentially disposed hole passages in which bleed air tubes are arranged. Furthermore, the hole passages include first hole passages and second hole passages, with bleed air tubes being provided only in the first hole passages, with the bleed air tubes being evenly distributed on the circumference of the ring, and with the second hole passages being devoid of bleed air tubes.
- Accordingly, this vortex reducer is provided with a combination of first hole passages with bleed air tubes and second hole passages without bleed air tubes. The combined vortex reducer requires less material and, therefore, has less weight than the tube-type vortex reducers according to the state of the art. Also, the formation of a free vortex in the inter-disk chamber is avoided, thereby ensuring vortex reduction. Furthermore, the vortex reducer is less susceptible to wear than the vortex reducer according to
EP 1 457 640 B1 orEP 1 564 373 B1 as it has a lower number of bleed air tubes. Moreover, the centrifugal forces acting upon the ring are lower than with these two types according to the state of the art. - Preferably, the first hole passages with bleed air tubes include one third and the second hole passages two thirds of the total number of hole passages. This selection provides for both considerable weight reduction and adequate vortex reduction. Likewise, another ratio between first and second hole passages may be selected.
- In a preferred embodiment, the bleed air tubes are rectilinearly arranged in the radial direction. Thus, a flow of bleed air through the vortex reducer is obtained which has particularly low loss.
- Alternatively, the bleed air tubes can be curved against the direction of rotation of the compressor. This brings about that the partial airflows circumferentially enter the shaft channel at an angle of, for example, 45° to the radius and are not slowed down by radially approaching the shaft. The curvature against the direction of rotation of the compressor precludes vortex formation in the interspaces of the vortex reducer and in the shaft channel.
- More particularly, the bleed air tubes are provided with fins protruding into the interspaces between the rotor disks. These fins enable the bleed airflows between the bleed air tubes to be further straightened.
- In a further advantageous embodiment of the present invention, the bleed air tubes are provided with oval cross-section. The oval cross-section allows the bleed air tubes to axially better fill up the inter-disk chamber. It is thus avoided that part of the bleed air radially passes the bleed air tubes in a rotating movement.
- Furthermore, radial blades which axially project into the interspaces between the bleed air tubes can be provided on at least one of the two rotor disks. Also these blades, which can be used alternatively or in addition to the above fins, provide for additional guidance of the bleed airflows.
- Furthermore, at least one deflector can be provided on the radially inner ends of the bleed air tubes and/or the shaft of the gas turbine. The deflector enables vortex formation when the bleed airflows leave the vortex reducer to be reduced in the area of the shaft and, thus, the pressure loss to be further lowered.
- Moreover, solution is provided by a method for the guidance of bleed airflows by means of the vortex reducer in which the bleed airflows passing through the hole passages into the bleed air tubes are guided towards the shaft. The bleed airflows transit into first partial airflows and second partial airflows, with only the first partial airflows passing through the first hole passages into the bleed air tubes, and with the second partial airflows passing through the second hole passages into the interspaces between the bleed air tubes, thereby being guided towards the shaft.
- The combined application of bleed air tubes and free hole passages provides for the bleed airflows to be routed towards the shaft. Firstly, the air is vortex-reduced in the bleed air tubes and, secondly, the air flowing through the free hole passages is also vortex-reduced by the outer side of the bleed air tubes. Accordingly, the bleed air tubes preclude the formation of a free vortex in the inter-disk chamber.
- In an advantageous embodiment of the present invention, the second partial airflows in the interspaces between the bleed air tubes are additionally guided by the fins on the bleed air tubes and/or the blades. Thus, provision is made for an additional vortex reduction in the partial airflow between the bleed air tubes.
- Furthermore, the bleed air tubes can lead the first partial airflows and the second partial airflows in the radial direction from the outer to the inner side. Thus, a flow through the vortex reducer is obtained which is characterized by particularly low losses.
- Alternatively, the bleed air tubes can lead the first partial airflows and the second partial airflows against the direction of rotation of the compressor and, also, towards the shaft. Thus, as already described in the above, an aerodynamically favorable transition from the vortex reducer to the shaft channel is obtained.
- Furthermore, the deflector can deflect the first and second partial airflows issuing from the vortex reducer in the area of the shaft and produce an axial total airflow from the first and second partial airflows. Accordingly, the flow is further vortex-reduced, enabling the turbulences at the transition from the vortex reducer to the shaft channel to be further lowered.
- The present invention is more fully described in light of the accompanying three Figures, showing a preferred embodiment:
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a vortex reducer in accordance with the present invention, -
FIG. 2 is a radial sectional view through a bleed air channel of the vortex reducer, -
FIG. 3 is a radial sectional view through a free hole passage of the vortex reducer, and -
FIG. 4 is a top view of a segment of the vortex reducer. -
FIGS. 1 and 2 show avortex reducer 10 in accordance with the present invention. Thevortex reducer 10 includes a supportingring 11 withfirst hole passages 13,second hole passages 14 and bleedair tubes 15. - The ring provided as supporting
ring 11 has a radially outwardlyangled flange 11 a. The first andsecond hole passages ring 11. In each of thefirst hole passages 13, a straightbleed air tube 15 is arranged to extend the passage inward in the inter-disk chamber 3 (seeFIG. 3 ). In contrast, the second hole passages are devoid ofbleed air tubes 15. Onefirst hole passage 13 with ableed air tube 15 circumferentially alternates with twohole passages 14 withoutbleed air tubes 15 each. Because of this combination offirst hole passages 13 withbleed air tubes 15 andsecond hole passages 14 withoutbleed air tubes 15, thevortex reducer 10 is also referred to as a combined vortex reducer. - The
bleed air tubes 15 each have a radiallyouter end 15 a by which thebleed air tube 15 is fixed to the supportingring 11. Also, thebleed air tubes 15 each have a radiallyinner end 15 b which radially protrudes into the interior of the supportingring 11. Oneinterspace 16 each exists between two adjacentbleed air tubes 15. -
FIG. 2 shows, besides the segment of thevortex reducer 10, a firstpartial airflow 22 and a secondpartial airflow 23 representing the first and second partial airflows passing through thevortex reducer 10. The first partial airflows are produced by the entry of the bleed airflows, not being shown inFIG. 2 , into thefirst hole passages 13. The second partial airflows are produced by the entry of the bleed airflows into thesecond hole passages 14. Ableed airflow 21 is exemplified inFIGS. 3 and 4 each. - The first
partial airflow 22 passes radially from the outer to the inner side through thefirst hole passage 13 and thebleed air tube 15 towards the shaft. The secondpartial airflow 23 passes radially from the outer to the inner side through thesecond hole passage 14 and theinterspace 16 between twobleed air tubes 15 towards the shaft. Arrowhead 25 indicates the direction of rotation of the compressor not illustrated here and, thus, of thevortex reducer 10. - In
FIGS. 3 and 4 , thevortex reducer 10 is each shown in the installation position, together with afirst rotor disk 1, asecond rotor disk 2 and a threadedconnection 12. - The
first rotor disk 1 is arranged concentrically to thecenterline 5 and features a radially outer area 1 a in which the threadedconnection 12 is arranged. - The
second rotor disk 2 is again arranged concentrically to thecenterline 5 and has abrace 4 which is annular and, while being slightly inwardly angled in the radial direction, projects from the radiallyouter area 2 a of thesecond rotor disk 2 towards thefirst rotor disk 1. Thebrace 4 is provided with a radially inwardly directedflange 4 a. Also, thebrace 4 is provided withopenings 4 b which are evenly distributed on its circumference. Theflange 4 a of thebrace 4 is attached to the radially outer area 1 a of thefirst rotor disk 1 by the threadedconnection 12. - The
first rotor disk 1 and thesecond rotor disk 2 are arranged parallel to each other in the compressor and appertain to the high-pressure compressor. Situated between thefirst rotor disk 1 and thesecond rotor disk 2 is aninter-disk chamber 3 with a radiallyouter part 3 a and a radiallyinner part 3 b. The radiallyouter part 3 a of theinter-disk chamber 3 is situated between the supportingring 11 of thevortex reducer 10, thesecond rotor disk 2, thebrace 4 and the threadedconnection 12. The radiallyinner part 3 b of theinter-disk chamber 3 is confined by the supportingring 11, thefirst rotor disk 1 and thesecond rotor disk 2. - In the
inter-disk chamber 3, thevortex reducer 10 is arranged concentrically to thecenterline 5 and parallel to the first andsecond rotor disk angled flange 11 a of the supportingring 11 of thevortex reducer 10 is situated between the radially inwardlyangled flange 4 a of thebrace 4 of thesecond rotor disk 2 and the outer area 1 a of thefirst rotor disk 1 and is thus also connected to thefirst rotor disk 1 by the threadedconnection 12. Thevortex reducer 10 is set up such in theinter-disk chamber 3 that the first andsecond hole passages openings 4 b in thebrace 4 of thesecond rotor disk 2. - Alternatively to the arrangement shown, in which the
bleed air tubes 15 are arranged in thefirst hole passages 13 of the supportingring 11, thebleed air tubes 15 can also be fitted directly intoopenings 4 b of thebrace 4. In this case, a separate supportingring 11 is not required. - In lieu of the radially arranged
bleed air tubes 15, bleed air tubes circumferentially curved opposite to the direction of rotation 25 of the compressor can be provided which lead thepartial airflows - In
FIG. 3 , the course of the bleed air through afirst hole passage 13 and ableed air tube 15 of thevortex reducer 10 is shown, representing further bleed airflows (not illustrated) which, as first partial airflows, pass through thefirst hole passages 13 and bleedair tubes 15 of thevortex reducer 10. - The exemplified
bleed airflow 21 is initially branched off from thecompressor airflow 20 and led through theopenings 4 b of thebrace 4 into the radiallyouter part 3 a of theinter-disk chamber 3. From there, apartial airflow 22 passes from the radiallyouter part 3 a of theinter-disk chamber 3 through thefirst hole passages 13 of thevortex reducer 10 from the radiallyouter end 15 a of thebleed air tube 15 through thebleed air tube 15 up to the radiallyinner end 15 b of thebleed air tube 15. On the radiallyinner end 15 b of thebleed air tube 15, the partial airflow exits from thevortex reducer 10 and unites with the other, first and second partial airflows into atotal airflow 24 which axially passes along a shaft, which extends along thecenterline 5. - In
FIG. 4 , the course of the bleed air through asecond hole passage 14 of thevortex reducer 10 is shown, representing further bleed airflows which, as second partial airflows, pass through thesecond hole passages 14 of thevortex reducer 10. - The exemplified
bleed airflow 21 is initially branched off from thecompressor airflow 20 and led through theopenings 4 b of thebrace 4 into the radiallyouter part 3 a of theinter-disk chamber 3. From there, apartial airflow 23 passes from the radiallyouter part 3 a of theinter-disk chamber 3 through thesecond hole passages 14 and along and between theair bleed tubes 15, i.e. thepartial airflow 23 flows essentially in the radial direction from the outer to the inner side through the radiallyinner part 3 b of theinter-disk chamber 3 towards the shaft. - Between the radially inner ends 15 b of the adjacent
bleed air tubes 15, thepartial airflow 23 exits from thevortex reducer 10 and unites with the other first and second partial airflows into atotal airflow 24 which axially passes along a shaft. - Thus, in operation, the
partial airflow 22 exemplified inFIGS. 2 and 3 and the other first partial airflows passing through thefirst hole passages 13 are rectilinearly conducted in the radial direction from the outer to the inner side through thebleed air tubes 15. Thepartial airflow 22 is cooled down as it passes thebleed air tube 15. - In contrast to this, the
partial airflow 23 exemplified inFIGS. 2 and 4 and the other, second partial airflows passing through thesecond hole passages 14 are radially passed from the outer to the inner side through theinterspaces 16 between adjacentbleed air tubes 15, as becomes apparent fromFIG. 2 . - By way of the
bleed air tubes 15, formation of a free vortex in theinter-disk chamber 3 in the direction of rotation 25 of the compressor is avoided and, thus, the pressure loss in the bleed air distinctly reduced. Also, a low input of material is required for thevortex reducer 10. The ratio between the freesecond hole passages 14 and thefirst hole passages 13 connected to thebleed air tubes 15 should here be as high as possible, for example 2 to 1. In addition, the entire vortex reducer should be maximized in diameter to provide guidance of the first and secondpartial airflows -
- 1 First rotor disk
- 1 a Radially outer area
- 2 Second rotor disk
- 2 a Radially outer area
- 3 Inter-disk chamber
- 3 a Radially outer part
- 3 b Radially inner part
- 4 Brace
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- 5 Centerline
- 10 Vortex reducer
- 11 Supporting ring
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- 12 Threaded connection
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- 15 b Radially inner end
- 16 Interspace
- 20 Compressor airflow
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